Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-13
HERMANN P. earle.
ANAN THE PUBLIC WOULD DO WE'LL TC
LOOK OUT FOR.
The Queer Transactions Of Plausible Stranger,
in this City and
Elsewhere.

Some week or ten days ago Well-uIeooeu
and prosperous-looking stranger, giving
the name of Hermann =. earle, struck the
town, and at once began bustling about
in business-like way, making number
of acquaintance and conducting himself
in such an entirely agreeable manner as to
create very good impression wherever ne
made himself known. One fine, cold after
noon, after Mr.. earle had been here a
couple of days, he blew into the office of a
very prominent legal gentleman, who does
a good deal in a political way, and who
has been honored with some of the best
offices in the gift of the people, and con-
fided to the discrete and able counsellor
that he had debt of $3.50, due from John
Smith.-everybody knows John-and that
he wanted to bring suit for the money,
which Mr.. Garlic said he needed very much,
as he was broke, and wanted to go home
Our legal friend took the case, and the
two adjourned to justice office, where
the suit was entered in due and ancient
form. Mr.. earle was anxious to have the
case proceed to trial at once, but was told
that five days must elapse, 10 give the de-
PENDANT chance. This was very provok-
ing to the plaintiff, He must be in Pitts
burg the next day, and it was too bad that
he should be obliged to go up and then re-
turn in day or two, at considerable IN
convenience and expense. Besides, the
fact was. he needed cash to get home on.
He had been making quite Tip and his
funds had run out when Wheeling was
reached. but he had not bothered about
the matter because of the money due from
Smith. Now Smith refused to settle, the
case could not be tried for five days, and he
was in a fix. He had money in the Dia-
mond National Bank Of Pittsburg, but 1t
wouldn't do him any good here in Wheel
ing.
Theinterested and warm-hearted attorney
suggested that he telegraph the Bank, and
have money forwarded, but Mr.. Garlic eX-
planned that that wouldn't do. lie had
to be in Pittsburg the next morning, and
if he telegraphed, the train from the Smoky
City would have departed before he re-
ceived an answer. He saw no other way
than to walk. 1t was only sixty miles
across by Little Washington, and he could
make it. Finally the attorney suggested
that if Mr.. Garlic would draw his check
on the Diamond National Bank for $40, he
would cash it, Mr.. Garlic was much
Obliged for the favor, produced check
book, made out check with the ease anu
grace of a man accustomed To that sort OF
thing, took the money, and caught the
train. The attorney deposited the check
in hank for collection, and thought no
more of it, until the day before the suit WAS
to come up, when he was called t. one of the
banks by telephone, and confronted with
Mr.. Carries check on the Diamond National
Bank, with the words mo Funds
stamped in bright red letters across its face.
The attorney did not faint, hut he realized
in a verv distinct manner that he was out
IN y.
There are well defined run,Ors that other
Wheeling gentlemen are also out various
sums.
Yesterdays PittSburg Commercial. Gdt-
cite threw this beam Of light upon MIR.
earle:
Ten days ago young German who gave
the name of HERMANN. CaIle called at one
been working for n truck gardener on the
West Penn railroad and had been discharg-
ed without payment. He had no money,
but had ~, 800 to his credit in II bank 1T
Newark, O., and he asked how he could get
it. lie was told that if he would get some
one to identify him the bank would collect
the money for him. He leftand has not been
seen since, but on January a check on the
Pittsburg bank, for $35, signed by Her
mannP. earle, was sent from the bank at
Newark 1t was returned marked mo
funds" On January . Il check for $40
signed by "Henery Paul, Jr., ;" was received
from Ncnia, o. II was sent back and on
the Sth inst check for $500 signed by Her
mann p. earle was received from Dayton,
o. All the checks were written by the
same man. On January the Prosecuting
Attorney OF Licking county, Ohio, wrote
to the Pittsburgh bank asking about earle.
The latter had given the attorney thechec
for $35 and told him he had s., 300 on de-
post in Pittsburgh. The bank officials
here do not know whether it is the banks
in Ohio or outside parties that earle has
been victimizIng.